Tenho Lido da Bela Cidade

I have read Bela Cidade

Tenho Lido da Bela Cidade

I have read of the beautiful city,Tenho lido da bela cidade,
Built by Christ in the heavens,Construída por Cristo nos céus,
It is walled with shining jasperÉ murada de jaspe luzente
It is strewn with golden trophiesÉ juncada com áureos troféus
And in the middle of the square there is the riverE no meio da praça eis o rio
Of vigor and eternal lifeDo vigor e da vida eternal
But half the heavenly gloryMas metade da glória celeste
The mortal was never toldJamais se contou ao mortal
The mortal was never toldJamais se contou ao mortal
Half the heavenly gloryMetade da glória celeste
The mortal was never toldJamais se contou ao mortal

I have read of the beautiful addressesTenho lido das belas moradas
That Jesus went to heaven to prepareQue Jesus foi no céu preparar
Where faithful believers, foreverOnde os crentes fiéis, para sempre
Very happy they will live there.Mui felizes irão habitar.
Neither sadness, nor pain, nor groans,Nem tristeza, nem dor, nem gemidos,
They will enter the paternal mansionEntrarão na mansão paternal
But half the heavenly joyMas metade do gozo celeste
The mortal was never toldJamais se contou ao mortal
The mortal was never toldJamais se contou ao mortal
Half the heavenly gloryMetade da glória celeste
The mortal was never told.Jamais se contou ao mortal.

I have read of the shining garmentsTenho lido das vestes brilhantes
Of the crowns that the saints will haveDas coroas que os santos terão
When the Father calls them and says to them:Quando o Pai os chamar e disser-lhes:
"Receive the eternal reward.""Recebei o eternal galardão".
I have read that the saints in gloryTenho lido que os santos na glória
They will tread streets of gold and crystalPisarão ruas de ouro e cristal
But half the heavenly gloryMas metade da glória celeste
The mortal was never toldJamais se contou ao mortal
The mortal was never toldJamais se contou ao mortal
Half the heavenly gloryMetade da glória celeste
The mortal was never told.Jamais se contou ao mortal.